OUTDOOR ADVERTISING APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS This packet contains a checklist and examples of what must be submitted with every outdoor advertising/ billboard application. If each item is not included, the application will be considered incomplete. MBPZ staff cannot process incomplete applications and cannot hold incomplete applications until the required items are submitted. Faxed and emailed information shall not be accepted in lieu of original documents required for a complete application. 1. Outdoor Advertising Application a. The application should be in the name of the property owner and bear his or her original signature, or a letter, bearing an original signature of the owner, authorizing another person to make the application in his or her name. 2. Survey by a licensed GA surveyor- 2 full size and 1 reduction is required: a. Survey must be drawn to scale & show : i. the location of the proposed billboard, including the billboard shape; 1. staff cannot accept a sketch that is not drawn to scale and that accurately represents both the location and billboard design {V-shaped, etc.). ii. shall show all required setbacks from property lines and rights-of-ways; iii. the 5000FT radius around the proposed billboard If application is for a multi message billboard; iv. distance to the nearest billboard, (cannot be within a 1,000LF of another billboard on either side of the road, regardless from the orientation; v. a certificate that the proposed board is not a e located within five hundred (500) feet in any direction of a public park, public playground, public recreation area, public forest, scenic area, or cemetery and is not within one thousand (1,000) feet of the property line of a historic zoning district, national register historic district or any legally recognized historical site or monument; 1. If the location does not meet these distance requirements, the certification will need to state the distance to each item and identify it by a name and address. If it s a historic district, the name shall be identified. vi. a surveyor's seal with an original signature across seal. 3. If the application is a conditional use, the application shall include a narrative. 4. Structural plans of the billboard (2 full size and 1 reduction). 5. If your proposed sign requires any variances, you must submit a separate variance application which will require 2 full size and 1 reduction of the survey, and a narrative explaining why the variance is justifiable. This check list must be submitted with the application and the MBPZ staff member must initial beside each box you have checked to verify that the application is complete. Failure to submit this checklist will constitute an incomplete application. MBPZ staff shall not complete a GDOT billboard application until a permit is issued for a specified location. Once the form is signed by MBPZ staff, a copy of the form shall be placed in the permit file. Page 1 of 10
APPLICATION FOR BILLBOARD SIGNS THIS SPACE FOR OFFICE USE ONLY USE TYPE: (check one) CU PU CU w/spr PU w/spr PROPOSED USE: MAP/ PARCEL NUMBER: DISTRICT: PERMIT NUMBER: REFERENCE OTHER PERMITS: LDA: OTHER PERMITS: VARIANCES: SETBACKS: Front: Side: Side: Rear: AGENDA DATE: RECEIPT NUMBER: AMOUNT: $ DATE: APPROVED BY: DATE: CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL: PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY DATE: 1. Applicant s Name: 2. E-mail address for primary contact (required) PLEASE NOTE: When possible, any correspondence for an agenda item will be by email. 3. Applicant s Mailing Address: P. O. Box Street Address City State Zip 4. Applicant s Daytime Phone: - - 5. Property Owner s Name: 6. Address of Proposed Use: Street Address City State Zip 7. What are the sign dimensions? x = square feet. 8. What is the height of the sign? ft. 9. What kind of sign is proposed? Single face Double face V-shaped Multiple message Page 2 of 10
10. To what street, highway, or interstate will the sign read? 11. Does your application include a certified drawing from a Georgia licensed surveyor showing that all setback requirements have been met from existing outdoor advertising signs, schools, public areas or buildings, historic districts or monuments, residential districts or structures? Yes No PLEASE NOTE: Plans and specifications including structural details must be submitted with this application as well as a photograph of the proposed sign location. Multiple copies of the materials may be required. PLEASE READ, SIGN AND DATE This application does not violate any restrictive covenants applicable to the property and all statements are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. I realize that distances should be exact and if errors result in a violation of zoning regulations, then the structure will have to be removed. As applicant, I hereby grant permission for Planning and Zoning personnel to enter upon and inspect the property for all purposes allowed and required by the Comprehensive Land Development Resolution for Macon-Bibb County, Georgia. I hereby attest that I am the owner of the referenced property or have permission from the owner to make this application. SIGNATURE DATE Please make checks payable to Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission If you have any questions and or concerns please contact us at info@mbpz.org Page 3 of 10
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